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You got it! The rooftop Sky Lounge terrace of 10 Yonge.
Toronto Sun Life Financial Tower & Harbour Plaza Residences | 236.51m | 67s | Menkes | Sweeny &Co
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You got it! The rooftop Sky Lounge terrace of 10 Yonge.
G.L.17
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25 storeys done for the office tower; residential towers are forming.
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kotsy
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super excited to see those rise!
drum118
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June 3
Big Daddy
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Is this really the end product? Jeez - has the the biggest blank wall in north america.
How could the city approve this?
How could the city approve this?
Mongo
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Who would want to be located right next to, and barely above, a busy expressway? The noise and fumes would definitely be unpleasant. Instead, I would put uses of the space there that do not need windows, which is what was done.
But that ramp is going so no expressway on the south side for much longer.
Red October
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modernizt
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Having uses that do not require views does not negate the possibility of more interesting cladding or exterior treatment.
Do you really look at this building's podium and go "Yep, there's no possible way they could have made this better given the uses inside"?
Architecture is about problem-solving and finding solutions that are both functional and appealing to people--- that's the bottom line in architecture. Unfortunately, developers' bottom line (beneath even the best intentions) is $$$, big profits.
Critiquing a design needs to go beyond explaining why they did what they did. Of course they didn't prioritize the south elevation as a place for glazing and views out, given the Gardiner expressway, the uses inside, solar gain, etc. There could be many reasons. But your explanation is not a justification, because there are plenty of other ways the developer and design team could have approached the design of the podium here. Critiquing must be about questioning how a problem was approached or treated or solved (or not solved, as the case may be) and if the approach was effective.
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Exactly--as said above, when that ramp comes down just the Lakeshore is going to be running beside this. No reason to make it so monolithic. A big mistake, in my view.
Oh, and let's no forget we'll have a park there when the ramp comes down. So that's what you get to look at while in the park. Poor choice.
Oh, and let's no forget we'll have a park there when the ramp comes down. So that's what you get to look at while in the park. Poor choice.
Armour
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Maybe some murals could help to break up the monotony?
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Hanlansboy
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Love the new glass, will make for an exceptional lobby, but I've always wonder (and yes, it's a stupid question, no surprise coming from me!), how do they secure the glass panels to the metal pads so securely? From an armature like me, it looks like glass and wire only, amazes me how they make everything stay in place without leaking air, or shifting, I'm sure one of the many professions here know the answer (hard to believe I actually got up to my third year of carpentry apprentice back in my later teens, without knowing the answer to this, but in my defence, for three years, I only worked two sites, a CIBC data centre in Streetsville {did all the computer flooring}, and a highschool in Mississagua {did all the cabinets}). I can't wait to see the finished lobby, it's going to look amazing!